JPH11163555A - Slide knob mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce cost by reducing number of man-hours needed to mount a slide knob and number of components, by mounting the slide knob without using screws. SOLUTION: A slide knob 1 is mounted on a substrate 5 provided inside a housing with its knob part 11 being protruded from the underside of a housing cover 4 through a window 41 made in the cover. A knob 61 of a slide switch 6 which is slidably operated in two directions by the knob 61 is sandwiched between two protrusions 12 provided on the underside of the knob part 11. The knob 61 of the slide switch 6 is slidably operated by operating the knob part 11. A stopper 3 is inserted in the openings of two bearings 2 to slidably support the slide knob 1 and to prevent it from being detached.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slide knob mounting structure, and more particularly, to a small slide knob mounting structure which can be mounted on a portable device or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A slide knob of this type is mounted on an operation unit on the front surface or the back surface of a portable device or the like, and indirectly performs a slide operation of an electric component for performing a slide operation such as a slide switch and a slide volume mounted therein. It is used when performing. For example, this slide knob is attached to the operation unit on the back side of the device by protruding the knob unit, and the knob is slid in both directions, so that the knob is sandwiched between two protrusions provided at the lower part of the knob unit. Activate the slide switch attached so that

Conventionally, a slide knob mounting structure of this type is generally shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional slide knob mounting structure. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state after attachment to the device of FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a case where a slide knob 25 is attached to the inside of the housing cover 21. The slide knob 25 includes a knob 25a and two protrusions 25b which sandwich knobs such as a slide switch (not shown). Is provided. The plate 28 is provided with two screw holes 29 as a backing plate for holding the slide knob 25. The mounting method of the slide knob 25 is as follows.
The knob portion 25a is inserted into the first window portion 23, a plate 28 is placed so as to cover the knob portion 25a, and the two screw hole members 24 are used to fasten the screws 30 using the screw holes. In this case, a screw is used as the fixing member, but an adhesive tape may be used instead of the screw. 2 for slide knob 25
The two projections 25b are provided, and the knobs of a slide switch (not shown) mounted on the printed board and slidably operated in both directions are sandwiched between the two projections 25b to operate the knob 25a. Thus, the slide switch is operated. The state after the attachment is as shown in FIG.

[0005]

As described above, since the mounting structure according to the conventional example uses screws, there is a problem that the mounting man-hour is increased and the cost is increased. When an adhesive tape is used, there is a problem in the durability of the adhesive portion.

[0006]

According to the slide knob mounting structure of the present invention, a knob is protruded from a window opened in a cover of a housing to a back surface of the cover and mounted on a substrate provided inside the housing. The knob of the electric component which is slid in two directions by the knob is sandwiched between two protrusions provided at the lower portion of the knob, and the knob is operated to slide the knob of the electric component. In the mounting structure of the slide knob, the slide knob is formed by a short plate portion, the knob portion provided on the front surface of the plate portion, and the two protrusions provided on the back surface, and has a mouth shape. Two bearing members having a window portion are fixed to the back surface of the cover around the window portion, and the slide knob is placed at a predetermined mounting position between the two fixed bearing members. Stoppers each having a locking claw and having two parallel arm portions are inserted through the window portion of the bearing member from the front end so as to suppress the slide knob, and are stopped by the locking claw. This is a structure in which the slide knob is slidable and held so as not to fall off.

[0007] The stopper may be formed integrally using an elastic mold material.

[0008] Further, a knob is projected from the window opened in the cover of the housing to the back surface of the cover, and the electric component is mounted on a substrate provided inside the housing and slidably operated bidirectionally by a knob. In a slide knob mounting structure in which a knob is sandwiched between two protrusions provided below the knob portion to operate the knob portion and slide the knob of the electric component, the slide knob has a rectangular shape. Plate portion, the knob portion provided on the back surface of the plate portion, the two protrusions provided on the back surface, and two parallel members which are respectively extended from both ends of the plate portion and provided with locking claws at the tips. Two bearing members formed from an arm portion and having a mouth-shaped window portion are fixed to the back surface of the cover around the window portion, and the knob portion is a window portion of the cover of the housing. Insert the tip of one arm of the slide knob into the window of one of the bearing members in a protruding positional relationship, and then insert the tip of the other arm into the window of the other bearing while elastically deforming the tip of the other arm. It is also possible to adopt a structure in which the slide knob is slidable so that the slide knob is slidable and attached so as not to fall off.

The above-mentioned slide knob may be integrally formed using a mold material having elasticity.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the overall structure of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the mounting portion in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state after attachment in FIG.

In FIG. 1, a slide knob 1 has a knob portion 11 protruding from a window portion 41 opened in a housing cover 4 to the back surface of the cover, and is mounted on a substrate 5 provided inside the housing and is controlled by a knob 61. The knob 61 of the slide switch 6 that is operated to slide in both directions is sandwiched between two protrusions 12 provided below the knob 11, and the knob 11 is
Is operated to slide the knob 61 of the slide switch 6 to operate. The stopper 3 is inserted through the windows of the two bearings 41 so that the slide knob 1 is slidable and held so as not to fall off.

Next, the structure of the mounting portion will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This figure shows a state viewed from the back side of the housing cover 4. In FIG. 2, the slide knob 1 is formed by a short plate portion 13, knob portions 11 provided on both sides of the plate portion 13, and two protrusions 12 provided on the back surface. Two bearing portions 2 having a mouth-shaped window portion are fixed to the back surface of the cover 4 by welding or the like around the window portion 41.

The slide knob 1 is placed at a predetermined mounting position between the two fixed bearing portions 4, and the stopper 3 formed by the two elastic arm portions 31 provided with the locking claws 32 at the tip ends. The stopper 4 is inserted through the window portion of the bearing portion 4 from the tip to prevent it from coming off, and the arm portion 31 allows the slide knob 1 to slide so as not to fall off. The state after the attachment is as shown in FIG.

The stopper 3 is made of a resilient molding material and is integrally formed. When the stopper 3 is inserted into the window of the bearing 4, the engaging portion 32 is press-fitted. The locking portion 32 is opened at the inserted end to prevent it from falling off. Arm 31
Then, the plate portion of the slide knob is pressed and held against the housing cover 4 side.

Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a mounting portion in another embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state after mounting in FIG.

In FIG. 4, a slide knob 7 has a short plate portion 74, a knob portion 73 provided on the surface of the plate portion 74, and two protrusions 7 provided on the back surface.
2 and two arm portions 7 each extending from both ends of the plate portion 74 and having a locking claw 72 at the tip and having elasticity.
1 is formed. 2 having a mouth-shaped window
The two bearing portions 8 are fixed to the back surface of the housing cover 4 by welding or the like around the window portion 41.

Next, the tip of one arm 71 is inserted into the window of one bearing 8 so that the knob 73 of the slide knob 67 projects into the window 41, and then the other arm 71.
With the distal end elastically deformed, it is inserted through the window of the other bearing portion 8, and is prevented from falling off by the locking portions 72, and the slide knob 7 is slidably attached so as not to fall off. The state after the attachment is as shown in FIG.

The slide knob 7 is integrally formed by using an elastic molding material, and is pressed into the bearing 8 when the engaging claw 63 at the tip of the arm 71 is inserted. Then, after the insertion, the locking claw 72 opens to prevent slipping. In addition, one of the locking claws 72 is inserted through the other locking claw 7.
When 2 is inserted into the bearing portion 8, it is press-fitted in an elastically deformed state due to a certain amount of bending.

When this embodiment is compared with the previous embodiment, the slide knob and the stopper are integrally formed, so that the number of parts is small and the cost is advantageous. Since it is necessary to elastically deform by a certain amount of bending when inserting the pawl, there is a disadvantage that a large space is required around the mounting portion.

[0021]

As described above, in the slide knob mounting structure of the present invention, since the slide knob is mounted without using screws, the number of mounting steps and the number of parts can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the entire structure of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a mounting portion in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state after attachment in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a mounting portion according to another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state after attachment in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state after attachment in FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 7 Slide knob 2, 8 Bearing part 3 Stopper 4 Housing cover 5 Board 6 Slide switch 11, 73 Knob part 12, 72 Projection part 13, 74 Plate part 31, 71 Arm part 32, 72 Locking claw 41 Window part 61 Knob

Claims (4)

[Claims] An electric component which is mounted on a substrate provided inside a housing and which is slid in two directions by a knob is provided with a knob protruding from a window opened in a cover of the housing to a back surface of the cover. In a mounting structure of a slide knob for sandwiching the knob between two protrusions provided below the knob and operating the knob to slide the knob of the electric component, the slide knob is short. Two bearing members each having a shape of a plate, the knob provided on the front surface of the plate, and the two protrusions provided on the back surface, and having a mouth-shaped window, And two arm portions which are fixed to each other with the window portion as a center, the slide knob is placed at a predetermined mounting position between the two fixed bearing members, and a locking claw is provided at a tip end thereof. A structure is characterized in that a stopper is inserted from the tip of the bearing member through the window so as to suppress the slide knob, is stopped by the locking claw, is slidable by the arm, and is held so as not to fall off. Slide knob mounting structure. 2. The slide knob mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein said stopper is made of an elastic mold material and is integrally formed. 3. An electric component mounted on a board provided inside the housing and having a knob slidably operated bidirectionally by a knob protruding from a window opened in the cover of the housing to the back surface of the cover. In a slide knob mounting structure in which a knob is sandwiched between two protrusions provided below the knob portion to operate the knob portion and slide the knob of the electric component, the slide knob has a rectangular shape. Plate portion, the knob portion provided on the back surface of the plate portion, the two protrusions provided on the back surface, and two parallel members which are respectively extended from both ends of the plate portion and provided with locking claws at the tips. Two bearing members formed from an arm portion and having a mouth-shaped window portion are fixed to the back surface of the cover with the window portion as a center, and the knob portion projects from the window portion of the cover of the housing. In the positional relationship, the tip of one arm of the slide knob is inserted into the window of one of the bearing members, and then the tip of the other arm is inserted into the window of the other bearing while elastically deforming the tip of the other arm. A mounting structure for a slide knob, characterized in that the slide knob is slidable so that the slide knob is slidable so as not to fall off. 4. The slide knob is integrally formed using an elastic mold material.
The slide knob mounting structure described.